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113TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

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To reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.

A BILL
To reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

TITLE I—FISA BUSINESS RECORDS REFORMS
SEC. 101. PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR BUSINESS RECORDS ORDERS.

(a) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.— (1) IN
GENERAL.—Section

501(b) of the For-

eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861(b)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs: ‘‘(A) a statement of facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the tangible things sought— ‘‘(i) are relevant and material to an authorized investigation (other than a threat assessment) conducted in accordance with subsection (a)(2) to—

national terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and ‘‘(ii) pertain to— ‘‘(I) a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; ‘‘(II) the activities of a suspected agent of a foreign power who is the subject of such authorized investigation; or ‘‘(III) an individual in contact with, or known to, a suspected agent of a foreign power; and ‘‘(B) a statement of proposed minimization procedures; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following paragraph: ‘‘(3) if the applicant is seeking a nondisclosure requirement described in subsection (d), shall include—

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5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ‘‘(A) the time period during which the Government believes the nondisclosure requirement should apply; ‘‘(B) a statement of facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that disclosure of particular information about the existence or contents of the order requiring the production of tangible things under this section during such time period will result in— ‘‘(i) endangering the life or physical safety of any person; ‘‘(ii) flight from investigation or prosecution; ‘‘(iii) destruction of or tampering with evidence; ‘‘(iv) intimidation of potential witnesses; ‘‘(v) interference with diplomatic relations; ‘‘(vi) alerting a target, an associate of a target, or the foreign power of which the target is an agent, of the interest of the Government in the target; or

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6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(vii) otherwise seriously endangering the national security of the United States; and ‘‘(C) an explanation of how the nondisclosure requirement is narrowly tailored to address the specific harm identified under subparagraph (B).’’. (2) ORDER.—Section 501(c) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861(c)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) and that the proposed minimization procedures meet the definition of minimization procedures under subsection (g)’’; and (ii) by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘If the judge finds that the requirements of subsection (b)(3) have been met, such order shall include a nondisclosure requirement, which may

apply for not longer than 1 year, unless the facts justify a longer period of nondisclosure, subject to the principles and

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7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 procedures described in subsection (d).’’; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the semicolon ‘‘, if applicable’’; (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(F) shall direct that the minimization procedures be followed.’’. (3) NONDISCLOSURE.—Section 501(d) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861(d)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(d) NONDISCLOSURE.— ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—No

person who receives an

order entered under subsection (c) that contains a nondisclosure requirement shall disclose to any person the particular information specified in the nondisclosure requirement during the time period to which the requirement applies. ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—

an order entered under subsection (c) that contains a nondisclosure requirement may disclose information otherwise subject to any applicable nondisclosure requirement to— ‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure is necessary to comply with the order; ‘‘(ii) an attorney to obtain legal advice or assistance regarding the order; or ‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the designee of the Director. ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the nondisclosure requirements applicable to a person to whom an order is directed under this section in the same manner as the person to whom the order is directed. ‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any person who discloses to a person described in subparagraph (A) information otherwise subject to a nondisclosure requirement shall notify the person of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. ‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION
CIPIENTS.—At OF DISCLOSURE RE-

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9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the designee of the Director, any person making or intending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the Director or such designee the person to whom such disclosure will be made or to whom such disclosure was made prior to the request. ‘‘(3) EXTENSION.—The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a designee of the Director (whose rank shall be no lower than Assistant Special Agent in Charge), may apply for renewals of the prohibition on disclosure of particular information about the existence or contents of an order requiring the production of tangible things under this section for additional periods of not longer than 1 year, unless the facts justify a longer period of nondisclosure. A nondisclosure requirement shall be renewed if a court having jurisdiction under paragraph (4) determines that the application meets the requirements of subsection (b)(3). ‘‘(4) JURISDICTION.—An application for a renewal under this subsection shall be made to— ‘‘(A) a judge of the court established under section 103(a); or

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10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(B) a United States Magistrate Judge under chapter 43 of title 28, United States Code, who is publicly designated by the Chief Justice of the United States to have the power to hear applications and grant orders for the production of tangible things under this section on behalf of a judge of the court established under section 103(a).’’. (4) MINIMIZATION.—Section 501(g) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861(g)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘At or before the end of the period of time for the production of tangible things under an order entered under this section or at any time after the production of tangible things under an order entered under this section, a judge may assess compliance with the minimization procedures required by such order by reviewing the circumstances under which information concerning United States persons was acquired, retained, or disseminated.’’; and (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘acquisition and’’ after ‘‘to minimize the’’.

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11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (5) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section

501(f)(1)(B) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘an order imposed under subsection (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘a nondisclosure requirement imposed in connection with a production order’’. (b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 501(f)(2) of the

8 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 9 1861(f)(2)) is amended— 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 (1) in subparagraph (A)(i)— (A) by striking ‘‘that order’’ and inserting ‘‘such production order or any nondisclosure order imposed in connection with such production order’’; and (B) by striking the second sentence; (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(C) A judge considering a petition to modify or set

19 aside a nondisclosure order shall grant such petition un20 less the court determines that— 21 22 23 24 ‘‘(i) there is reason to believe that disclosure of the information subject to the nondisclosure requirement during the time period in which such requirement is in effect will result in—

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12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 tion; ‘‘(III) destruction of or tampering with evidence; ‘‘(IV) intimidation of potential witnesses; ‘‘(V) interference with diplomatic relations; ‘‘(VI) alerting a target, an associate of a target, or the foreign power of which the target is an agent, of the interest of the Government in the target; or ‘‘(VII) otherwise seriously endangering the national security of the United States; and ‘‘(ii) the nondisclosure requirement is narrowly tailored to address the specific harm identified under clause (i).’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(E) If a judge denies a petition to modify or set ‘‘(I) endangering the life or physical safety of any person; ‘‘(II) flight from investigation or prosecu-

21 aside a nondisclosure order under this paragraph, no per22 son may file another petition to modify or set aside such 23 nondisclosure order until the date that is one year after 24 the date on which such judge issues the denial of such 25 petition.’’.

13 vision of this title, the Attorney General may require the 14 production of call detail records by the provider of a wire 15 or electronic communication service on an emergency basis 16 if— 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ‘‘(1) such records— ‘‘(A) are relevant and material to an authorized investigation (other than a threat assessment) conducted in accordance with section 501(a)(2) to— ‘‘(i) obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person; or

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14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(ii) protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and ‘‘(B) pertain to— ‘‘(i) a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; ‘‘(ii) the activities of a suspected agent of a foreign power who is the subject of such authorized investigation; or ‘‘(iii) an individual in contact with, or known to, a suspected agent of a foreign power; and ‘‘(2) the Attorney General reasonably determines that— ‘‘(A) an emergency requires the production of such records before an order requiring such production can with due diligence be obtained under section 501; and ‘‘(B) the factual basis for issuance of an order under section 501 to require the production of such records exists; ‘‘(3) a judge referred to in section 501(b)(1) is informed by the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General at the time of the required production of such records that the decision has

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15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 been made to require such production on an emergency basis; and ‘‘(4) an application in accordance with section 501 is made to such judge as soon as practicable, but not more than 7 days after the date on which the Attorney General requires the production of such records under this section. ‘‘(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.— ‘‘(1) TERMINATION.—In the absence of an order under section 501 approving the production of call detail records under subsection (a), the authority to require the production of such records shall terminate at the earlier of— ‘‘(A) when the information sought is obtained; ‘‘(B) when the application for the order is denied under section 501; or ‘‘(C) 7 days after the time of the authorization by the Attorney General. ‘‘(2) USE
OF INFORMATION.—If

an application

for an order under section 501 for the production of call detail records required to be produced pursuant to subsection (a) is denied, or in any other case in which the emergency production of call detail records under this section is terminated and no

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16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 order under section 501 is issued approving the required production of such records, no information obtained or evidence derived from such records shall be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, office, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, a State, or political subdivision thereof, and no information concerning any United States person acquired from such records shall subsequently be used or disclosed in any other manner by Federal officers or employees without the consent of such person, except with the approval of the Attorney General if the information indicates a threat of death or serious bodily harm to any person. ‘‘(c) REPORT.—The Attorney General shall annually

17 submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 18 and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and 20 the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report 21 containing the number of times the authority under this 22 section was exercised during the calendar year covered by 23 such report. 24 ‘‘(d) CALL DETAIL RECORDS DEFINED.—In this sec-

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17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ‘‘(1) means session identifying information (including originating or terminating telephone number, International Mobile Subscriber Identity number, or International Mobile Station Equipment Identity number), telephone calling card numbers, or the time or duration of a call; and ‘‘(2) does not include— ‘‘(A) the contents of any communication (as defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code); ‘‘(B) the name, address, or financial information of a subscriber or customer; or ‘‘(C) cell site location information.’’. (2) TABLE
OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The

table of contents in the first section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 is amended by striking the item relating to section 502 and inserting the following new items:
‘‘502. Emergency authority for access to call detail records. ‘‘503. Congressional oversight.’’.

4 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–177; 120 5 Stat. 200) is amended— 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and calendar years 2010 through 2013’’ after ‘‘2006’’; (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)— (i) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(C) with respect to calendar years 2010 through 2013, an examination of the minimization procedures used in relation to orders under section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861) and whether the minimization procedures adequately protect the constitutional rights of United States persons;’’; and (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘(as such term is defined in section 3(4) of

Not later than December 31, 2014, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the audit conducted under subsection (a) for calendar years 2010 through 2013.’’; (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: ‘‘(d) INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT.— ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For

the period beginning

on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2013, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall— ‘‘(A) assess the importance of the information acquired under title V of the Foreign Intel-

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20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) to the activities of the intelligence community; ‘‘(B) examine the manner in which that information was collected, retained, analyzed, and disseminated by the intelligence community; ‘‘(C) describe any noteworthy facts or circumstances relating to orders under such title; ‘‘(D) examine any minimization procedures used by elements of the intelligence community under such title and whether the minimization procedures adequately protect the constitutional rights of United States persons; and ‘‘(E) examine any minimization procedures proposed by an element of the intelligence community under such title that were modified or denied by the court established under section 103(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)). ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION
DATE FOR ASSESSMENT.—

Not later than December 31, 2014, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-

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21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 resentative a report containing the results of the assessment for calendar years 2010 through 2013.’’. (5) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (3)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘a report under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘any report under subsection (c) or (d)’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘Inspector General of the Department of Justice’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector General of the Department of Justice, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, and any Inspector General of an element of the intelligence community that prepares a report to assist the Inspector General of the Department of Justice or the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community in complying with the requirements of this section’’; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the reports submitted under subsection (c)(1) and (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘any report submitted under subsection (c) or (d)’’; (6) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (3)—

23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(2) a statement of facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the information sought— ‘‘(A) is relevant and material to an authorized investigation to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities (other than a threat assessment), provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and ‘‘(B) pertain to— ‘‘(i) a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; ‘‘(ii) the activities of a suspected agent of a foreign power who is the subject of such authorized investigation; or

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24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(iii) an individual in contact with, or known to, a suspected agent of a foreign power; and ‘‘(3) a statement of proposed minimization procedures.’’. (b) MINIMIZATION.— (1) DEFINITION.—Section 401 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1841) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(4) means— ‘‘(A) specific procedures that are reasonably designed in light of the purpose and technique of an order for the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device, to minimize the acquisition and retention, and prohibit the dissemination, of nonpublicly available information concerning unconsenting United States persons consistent with the need of the United States to obtain, produce, and disseminate foreign intelligence information; ‘‘(B) procedures that require that nonpublicly available information, which is not foreign intelligence information, as defined in section The term ‘minimization procedures’

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25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 101(e)(1), shall not be disseminated in a manner that identifies any United States person, without such person’s consent, unless such person’s identity is necessary to understand foreign intelligence information or assess its importance; and ‘‘(C) notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), procedures that allow for the retention and dissemination of information that is evidence of a crime which has been, is being, or is about to be committed and that is to be retained or disseminated for law enforcement purposes.’’. (2) PROCEDURES
REQUIRED.—Section

402 of

the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1842) is amended— (A) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and that the proposed minimization procedures meet the definition of minimization procedures under this title’’ before the period at the end; and (ii) in paragraph (2)(B)— (I) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and

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26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (II) by adding at the end the following new clause: ‘‘(iv) the minimization procedures be followed; and’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(h) At or before the end of the period of time for

8 which the installation and use of a pen register or trap 9 and trace device is approved under an order or an exten10 sion under this section, the judge may assess compliance 11 with the minimization procedures by reviewing the cir12 cumstances under which information concerning United 13 States persons was acquired, retained, or disseminated.’’. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (3) EMERGENCIES.—Section 403 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1843) is amended— (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: ‘‘(c) If the Attorney General authorizes the emer-

22 gency installation and use of a pen register or trap and 23 trace device under this section, the Attorney General shall 24 require that minimization procedures required by this title 25 for the issuance of a judicial order be followed.’’.

of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1845(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the minimization procedures required under the order approving such pen register or trap and trace device’’ after ‘‘of this section’’. (c) TRANSITION PROCEDURES.— (1) ORDERS
IN EFFECT.—Notwithstanding

the

amendments made by this section, an order entered under section 402(d)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1842(d)(1)) that is in effect on the effective date of the amendments made by this section shall remain in effect until the expiration of the order. (2) EXTENSIONS.—A request for an extension of an order referred to in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the requirements of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended by this Act.
SEC. 202. INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS ON PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES.

(a) AUDITS.—The Inspector General of the Depart-

23 ment of Justice shall perform comprehensive audits of the 24 effectiveness and use, including any improper or illegal 25 use, of pen registers and trap and trace devices under title

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28 1 IV of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 2 (50 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) during the period beginning on 3 January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2013. 4 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The audits required under

5 subsection (a) shall include— 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (1) an examination of the use of pen registers and trap and trace devices under such title for calendar years 2010 through 2013; (2) an examination of the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device on emergency bases under section 403 of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1843); (3) an examination of any noteworthy facts or circumstances relating to the use of a pen register or trap and trace device under such title, including any improper or illegal use of the authority provided under such title; and (4) an examination of the effectiveness of the authority under such title as an investigative tool, including— (A) the importance of the information acquired to the intelligence activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (B) the manner in which the information is collected, retained, analyzed, and disseminated

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29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including any direct access to the information provided to any other department, agency, or instrumentality of Federal, State, local, or tribal governments or any private sector entity; (C) whether, and how often, the Federal Bureau of Investigation used information acquired under a pen register or trap and trace device under such title to produce an analytical intelligence product for distribution within the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to the intelligence community, or to another department, agency, or instrumentality of Federal, State, local, or tribal governments; and (D) whether, and how often, the Federal Bureau of Investigation provided information acquired under a pen register or trap and trace device under such title to law enforcement authorities for use in criminal proceedings. (c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2014, the

21 Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall sub22 mit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select 23 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Com24 mittee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Com25 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a

January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2013, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall— (A) assess the importance of the information to the activities of the intelligence community; (B) examine the manner in which the information was collected, retained, analyzed, and disseminated; (C) describe any noteworthy facts or circumstances relating to orders under title IV of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.); and (D) examine any minimization procedures used by elements of the intelligence community in relation to pen registers and trap and trace devices under title IV of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) and whether the minimization

Not later than December 31, 2014, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representative a report containing the results of the assessment for calendar years 2010 through 2013. (e) PRIOR NOTICE
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ATTORNEY GENERAL

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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE; COMMENTS.—

(1) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days before the submission of any report under subsection (c) or (d), the Inspector General of the Department of Justice and the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall provide the report to the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence. (2) COMMENTS.—The Attorney General or the Director of National Intelligence may provide such comments to be included in any report submitted under subsection (c) or (d) as the Attorney General or the Director of National Intelligence may consider necessary.

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32 1 (f) UNCLASSIFIED FORM.—Each report submitted

2 under subsection (c) and any comments included in that 3 report under subsection (e)(2) shall be in unclassified 4 form, but may include a classified annex. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— (1) the terms ‘‘Attorney General’’, ‘‘foreign intelligence information’’, and ‘‘United States person’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801); (2) the term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003); (3) the term ‘‘minimization procedures’’ has the meaning given that term in section 401 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1841), as amended by this Act; and (4) the terms ‘‘pen register’’ and ‘‘trap and trace device’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 3127 of title 18, United States Code.

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TITLE III—FISA ACQUISITIONS TARGETING PERSONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES REFORMS
SEC. 301. CLARIFICATION ON PROHIBITION ON SEARCHING OF COLLECTIONS OF COMMUNICATIONS TO CONDUCT WARRANTLESS SEARCHES FOR

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(2) CLARIFICATION
ON PROHIBITION ON

SEARCHING OF COLLECTIONS OF COMMUNICATIONS OF UNITED STATES PERSONS.—

‘‘(A) IN

GENERAL.—Except

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34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 United States may conduct a search of a collection of communications acquired under this section in an effort to find communications of a particular United States person (other than a corporation). ‘‘(B) CONCURRENT
EXCEPTION FOR AUTHORIZATION AND SITUATIONS.—

EMERGENCY

Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a search for communications related to a particular United States person if— ‘‘(i) such United States person is the subject of an order or emergency authorization authorizing electronic surveillance or physical search under section 105, 304, 703, 704, or 705, or title 18, United States Code, for the effective period of that order; ‘‘(ii) the entity carrying out the search has a reasonable belief that the life or safety of such United States person is threatened and the information is sought for the purpose of assisting that person; or ‘‘(iii) such United States person has consented to the search.’’.

4 ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) is 5 amended— 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (1) in subsection (d)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(C) limit the acquisition of the contents of any communication to those communications— ‘‘(i) to which any party is a target of the acquisition; or ‘‘(ii) that contain an account identifier of a target of an acquisition, only if such communications are acquired to protect against international terrorism or the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.’’; and (2) in subsection (i)(2)(B)— (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon;

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36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: ‘‘(iii) limit the acquisition of the contents of any communication to those communications— ‘‘(I) to which any party is a target of the acquisition; or ‘‘(II) that contain an account identifier of the target of an acquisition, only if such communications are acquired to protect against international terrorism or the international proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 701 of the

that a certification required by subsection (g) does not contain all of the required elements, or that the procedures required by subsections (d) and (e) are not consistent with the requirements of those subsections or the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the Court shall issue an order directing the Government to, at the Government’s election and to the extent required by the order of the Court— ‘‘(I) correct any deficiency identified by the order of the Court not later than 30 days after the date on which the Court issues the order; or ‘‘(II) cease, or not begin, the implementation of the authorization for which such certification was submitted. ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION
MATION.— ON USE OF INFOR-

‘‘(I) IN

GENERAL.—Except

as

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39 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 from an acquisition pursuant to a certification or targeting or minimization procedures subject to an order under clause (i) concerning any United States person shall be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, office, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, a State, or political subdivision thereof, and no information concerning any United States person acquired from the acquisition shall subsequently be used or disclosed in any other manner by Federal officers or employees without the consent of the United States person, except with the approval of the Attorney General if the information indicates a threat of death or serious bodily harm to any person. ‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—If the Government corrects any deficiency identified by the order of the Court under

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40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 clause (i), the Court may permit the use or disclosure of information acquired before the date of the correction under such minimization procedures as the Court shall establish for purposes of this clause.’’.
SEC. 305. MODIFICATION OF FISA AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2008 SUNSET.

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘authorized to acquire foreign intelligence information under subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to the targeting or minimization procedures approved under this section’’; (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘United States persons or’’ after ‘‘later determined to be’’; and (3) in subparagraph (D)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘such review’’ and inserting ‘‘review conducted under this paragraph’’; (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

of the Intelligence Community is authorized to review the acquisition, use, and dissemination of information acquired under subsection (a) to review compliance with the targeting and minimization procedures adopted in accordance with subsections (d) and (e) and the guidelines adopted in accordance with subsection (f), and in order to conduct the review required under subparagraph (B). ‘‘(B) MANDATORY
REVIEW.—The

Inspec-

tor General of the Intelligence Community shall review the procedures and guidelines developed by the elements of the intelligence community to implement this section, with respect to the protection of the privacy rights of United States persons, including— ‘‘(i) an evaluation of the limitations outlined in subsection (b), the procedures

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43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 approved in accordance with subsections (d) and (e), and the guidelines adopted in accordance with subsection (f), with respect to the protection of the privacy rights of United States persons; and ‘‘(ii) an evaluation of the cir-

cumstances under which the contents of communications acquired under subsection (a) may be searched in order to review the communications States persons. ‘‘(C) CONSIDERATION
AND ASSESSMENTS.—In OF OTHER REVIEWS

of

particular

United

conducting a review

under subparagraph (B), the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall take into consideration, to the extent relevant and appropriate, any reviews or assessments that have been completed or are being undertaken under this section. ‘‘(D) PUBLIC
REPORTING OF FINDINGS

AND CONCLUSIONS.—In

a manner consistent

with the protection of the national security of the United States, and in unclassified form, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall make publicly available a summary of

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44 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 and (C) consistent with the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Standing Rules of the Senate, and Senate Resolution 400 of the 94th Congress or any successor Senate resolution— (i) the congressional intelligence committees; and (ii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (c) ANNUAL REVIEWS.—Section 702(l)(4)(A) of the the findings and conclusions of the review conducted under subparagraph (B).’’. (2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2014, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit a report regarding the reviews conducted under paragraph (3) of section 702(l) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a(l)), as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection, to— (A) the Attorney General; (B) the Director of National Intelligence;

Surveillance Court’ and ‘Court’ mean the court established under section 103(a) and the petition review pool established under section 103(e). ‘‘(3) FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE

COURT OF REVIEW; COURT OF REVIEW.—The

terms

‘Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review’ and ‘Court of Review’ mean the court of review established under section 103(b). ‘‘(4) OFFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the Office of the Special Advocate established under section 902(a). ‘‘(5) SIGNIFICANT
CONSTRUCTION OR INTER-

PRETATION OF LAW.—The

term ‘significant con-

struction or interpretation of law’ means a signifi-

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47 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 cant construction or interpretation of a provision, as that term is construed under section 601(c). ‘‘(6) SPECIAL
ADVOCATE.—The

term ‘Special

Advocate’ means the Special Advocate appointed under section 902(b).
‘‘SEC. 902. OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ADVOCATE.

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within

8 the judicial branch of the United States an Office of the 9 Special Advocate. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL ADVOCATE.— ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The

head of the Office is

the Special Advocate. ‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT
AND TERM.—

‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Chief Justice of the United States shall appoint the Special Advocate from the list of candidates submitted under subparagraph (B). ‘‘(B) LIST
OF CANDIDATES.—The

Privacy

and Civil Liberties Oversight Board shall submit to the Chief Justice a list of not less than 5 qualified candidates to serve as Special Advocate. The Board shall select candidates for such list whom the Board believes will be zealous and effective advocates in defense of civil liberties

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48 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 and consider with respect to each potential candidate— ‘‘(i) the litigation and other professional experience of such candidate; ‘‘(ii) the experience of such candidate in areas of law that the Special Advocate is likely to encounter in the course of the duties of the Special Advocate; and ‘‘(iii) the demonstrated commitment of such candidate to civil liberties. ‘‘(C) SECURITY
CLEARANCE.—An

indi-

vidual may be appointed Special Advocate without regard to whether the individual possesses a security clearance on the date of the appointment. ‘‘(D) TERM
AND DISMISSAL.—A

Special

Advocate shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and may be removed only for good cause shown, including the demonstrated inability to qualify for an adequate security clearance. ‘‘(E) REAPPOINTMENT.—There shall be no limit to the number of consecutive terms served by a Special Advocate. The reappointment of a Special Advocate shall be made in the same manner as appointment of a Special Advocate.

position of Special Advocate is vacant, the Chief Justice of the United States may appoint an Acting Special Advocate from among the qualified employees of the Office. If there are no such qualified employees, the Chief Justice may appoint an Acting Special Advocate from the most recent list of candidates provided by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board pursuant to subparagraph (B). The Acting Special Advocate shall have all of the powers of a Special Advocate and shall serve until a Special Advocate is appointed. ‘‘(3) EMPLOYEES.—The Special Advocate may appoint and terminate and fix the compensation of employees of the Office without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. ‘‘(c) DUTIES
AND

AUTHORITIES

OF THE

SPECIAL

20 ADVOCATE.— 21 22 23 24 ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The

Special Advocate—

‘‘(A) may consider any request for consultation by a party who has been served with an order or directive issued under this Act re-

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50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 quiring the party to provide information, facilities, or assistance to the Federal Government; ‘‘(B) may request to participate in a proceeding before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; ‘‘(C) shall participate in such proceeding if such request is granted; ‘‘(D) shall participate in a proceeding before the Court if appointed to participate by the Court under section 903(a); ‘‘(E) may request reconsideration of a decision of the Court under section 903(b); ‘‘(F) may appeal or seek review of a decision of the Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review under section 904; and ‘‘(G) shall participate in such appeal or review. ‘‘(2) ACCESS
SIONS.— TO APPLICATIONS AND DECI-

‘‘(A) APPLICATIONS.—The Attorney General shall provide to the Special Advocate each application submitted to a judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under this Act

ligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review shall provide to the Special Advocate access to each decision of the Court and the Court of Review, respectively, issued after the date of the enactment of the USA FREEDOM Act and all documents and other material relevant to such decision in complete, unredacted form. ‘‘(3) ADVOCACY.—The Special Advocate shall vigorously advocate before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, as appropriate, in support of legal interpretations that protect individual privacy and civil liberties. ‘‘(4) OUTSIDE
COUNSEL.—The

Special Advo-

cate may delegate to a competent outside counsel who has or is able to obtain an appropriate security clearance any duty or responsibility of the Special Advocate set out in subparagraph (C), (D), or (G) of paragraph (1) with respect to participation in a matter before the Court, the Court of Review, or the Supreme Court of the United States.

priate, shall order any agency, department, or entity to make available to the Special Advocate, or appropriate outside counsel if the Special Advocate has delegated duties or responsibilities to the outside counsel under paragraph (4), any documents or other material necessary to carry out the duties described in paragraph (1). ‘‘(d) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—The appropriate de-

11 partments, agencies, and elements of the Executive branch 12 shall cooperate with the Office, to the extent possible 13 under existing procedures and requirements, to expedi14 tiously provide the Special Advocate, appropriate employ15 ees of the Office, and outside counsel to whom the Special 16 Advocate delegates a duty or responsibility under sub17 section (c)(4) with the security clearances necessary to 18 carry out the duties of the Special Advocate. 19 20 21 22 23 24
‘‘SEC. 903. ADVOCACY BEFORE THE FOREIGN INTEL-

LIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT.

‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT TO PARTICIPATE.— ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The

Foreign Intelligence

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53 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(2) STANDING.—If the Special Advocate is appointed to participate in a Court proceeding pursuant to paragraph (1), the Special Advocate shall have standing as a party before the Court in that proceeding. ‘‘(b) RECONSIDERATION
LIGENCE OF A

FOREIGN INTEL-

SURVEILLANCE COURT DECISION.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO MOVE FOR RECONSIDER-

ATION.—The

Special Advocate may move the Court

to reconsider any decision of the Court made after the date of the enactment of the USA FREEDOM Act by petitioning the Court not later than 30 days after the date on which all documents and materials relevant to the decision are made available to the Special Advocate. ‘‘(2) DISCRETION
OF THE COURT.—The

Court

shall have discretion to grant or deny a motion for reconsideration made pursuant to paragraph (1). ‘‘(c) AMICI CURIAE PARTICIPATION.— ‘‘(1) MOTION
BY THE SPECIAL ADVOCATE.—

The Special Advocate may file a motion with the Court to permit and facilitate participation of amici curiae, including participation in oral argument if appropriate, in any proceeding. The Court shall have the discretion to grant or deny such a motion.

sua sponte, permit and facilitate participation by amici curiae, including participation in oral argument if appropriate, in proceedings before the Court. ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of USA FREEDOM Act, the Court shall promulgate regulations to provide the public with information sufficient to allow interested parties to participate as amici curiae.
‘‘SEC. 904. APPELLATE REVIEW.

‘‘(a) APPEAL
LANCE

OF

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEIL-

COURT DECISIONS.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO APPEAL.—The

Special Ad-

vocate may appeal any decision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court issued after the date of the enactment of the USA FREEDOM Act not later than 90 days after the date on which the decision is issued. ‘‘(2) STANDING
AS APPELLANT.—If

the Special

Advocate appeals a decision of the Court pursuant to paragraph (1), the Special Advocate shall have standing as a party before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review in such appeal.

view shall review any Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decision appealed by the Special Advocate and issue a decision in such appeal, unless it would be apparent to all reasonable jurists that such decision is dictated by statute or by precedent. ‘‘(4) STANDARD
OF REVIEW.—The

standard for

a mandatory review of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decision pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be— ‘‘(A) de novo with respect to issues of law;

‘‘(A) IN

Court of Review

shall accept amici curiae briefs from interested parties in all mandatory reviews pursuant to paragraph (3) and shall provide for amici curiae participation in oral argument if appropriate. ‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the USA FREEDOM Act, the Court of Review shall promulgate regulations to provide the pub-

seek a writ of certiorari from the Supreme Court of the United States for review of any decision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. ‘‘(2) STANDING.—In any proceedings before the Supreme Court of the United States relating to a petition of certiorari filed under paragraph (1) and any proceedings in a matter for which certiorari is granted, the Special Advocate shall have standing as a party.
‘‘SEC. 905. DISCLOSURE.

‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE.—The Attorney

17 General shall publicly disclose— 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ‘‘(1) all decisions issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review after July 10, 2003, that include a significant construction or interpretation of law; ‘‘(2) any decision of the Court appealed by the Special Advocate pursuant to this title; and

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57 1 2 3 ‘‘(3) any Court of Review decision that is issued after an appeal by the Special Advocate. ‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE DESCRIBED.—For each disclosure

4 required by subsection (a) with respect to a decision, the 5 Attorney General shall make available to the public docu6 ments sufficient— 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ‘‘(1) to identify with particularity each legal question addressed by the decision and how such question was resolved; ‘‘(2) to describe in general terms the context in which the matter arises; ‘‘(3) to describe the construction or interpretation of any statute, constitutional provision, or other legal authority relied on by the decision; and ‘‘(4) to indicate whether the decision departed from any prior decision of the Court or Court of Review. ‘‘(c) DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED.—The Attorney Gen-

19 eral shall satisfy the disclosure requirements in subsection 20 (b) by— 21 22 23 24 ‘‘(1) releasing a Court or Court of Review decision in its entirety or as redacted; ‘‘(2) releasing a summary of a Court or Court of Review decision; or

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58 1 2 3 4 ‘‘(3) releasing an application made to the Court, briefs filed before the Court or the Court of Review, or other materials, in full or as redacted. ‘‘(d) EXTENSIVE DISCLOSURE.—The Attorney Gen-

sion issued prior to the date of the enactment of the USA FREEDOM Act that is required to be disclosed under subsection (a)(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of such Act. ‘‘(2) FISA
COURT DECISIONS.—The

Attorney

General shall release Court decisions appealed by the Special Advocate not later than 30 days after the date on which the appeal is filed. ‘‘(3) FISA
COURT OF REVIEW DECISIONS.—The

Attorney General shall release Court of Review decisions for which the Special Advocate seeks a writ of certiorari not later than 90 days after the date on which the petition is filed. ‘‘(f) PETITION BY THE SPECIAL ADVOCATE.—

Advocate may petition the Court or the Court of Review to order— ‘‘(A) the public disclosure of a decision of the Court or Court of Review, and documents or other material relevant to such a decision, previously designated as classified information; or ‘‘(B) the release of an unclassified summary of such decisions and documents. ‘‘(2) CONTENTS
OF PETITION.—Each

petition

filed under paragraph (1) shall contain a detailed declassification proposal or a summary of the decision and documents that the Special Advocate proposes to have released publicly. ‘‘(3) ROLE
OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.— OF PETITION.—The

‘‘(A) COPY

Special

Advocate shall provide to the Attorney General a copy of each petition filed under paragraph (1). ‘‘(B) OPPOSITION.—The Attorney General may oppose a petition filed under paragraph (1) by submitting any objections in writing to the Court or the Court of Review, as appropriate,

days after receiving a petition under paragraph (1), and taking into account any objections from the Attorney General made under paragraph (3)(B), the Court or the Court of Review, as appropriate, shall declassify and make readily available to the public any decision, document, or other material requested in such petition, to the greatest extent possible, consistent with legitimate national security considerations. ‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The

Special Advocate

may not file a petition under paragraph (1) until 181 days after the date of the enactment of the USA FREEDOM Act, except with respect to a decision appealed by the Special Advocate.
‘‘SEC. 906. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.

‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT

FOR

ANNUAL REPORT.—The

20 Special Advocate shall submit to Congress an annual re21 port on the implementation of this title. 22 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each annual report submitted

23 under subsection (a) shall— 24 25 ‘‘(1) detail the activities of the Office of the Special Advocate;

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61 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ‘‘(2) provide an assessment of the effectiveness of this title; and ‘‘(3) propose any new legislation to improve the functioning of the Office or the operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review that the Special Advocate considers appropriate.’’. (b) TABLE
OF

CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table

9 of contents in the first section of the Foreign Intelligence 10 Surveillance Act of 1978, as amended by section 101(c)(2) 11 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 12 following new items:
‘‘TITLE IX–OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ADVOCATE ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. ‘‘Sec. 901. 902. 903. 904. 905. 906. Definitions. Office of the Special Advocate. Advocacy before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Appellate review. Disclosure. Annual report to Congress.’’.

16 Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803) is amended— 17 18 19 20 21 (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: ‘‘(g)(1) A judge of the court established under sub-

22 section (a) who authored an order, opinion, or other deci-

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62 1 sion may sua sponte or on motion by a party request that 2 such order, opinion, or other decision be made publicly 3 available. 4 ‘‘(2) Upon a request under paragraph (1), the pre-

5 siding judge of the court established under subsection (a), 6 in consultation with the other judges of such court, may 7 direct that such order, opinion, or other decision be made 8 publicly available. 9 ‘‘(3) Prior to making an order, opinion, or other deci-

10 sion of the court established under subsection (a) publicly 11 available in accordance with this subsection, the presiding 12 judge of such court may direct the Executive branch to 13 review such order, opinion, or other decision and redact 14 such order, opinion, or other decision as necessary to en15 sure that properly classified information is appropriately 16 protected.’’. 17 18
SEC. 403. PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS.

Nothing in this title or an amendment made by this

19 title shall be construed— 20 21 22 23 24 25 (1) to provide the Attorney General with authority to prevent the court established under section 103(a) of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)), the petition review pool established under section 103(e) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1803(e)), or the court of review estab-

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63 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 lished under section 103(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1803(b)) from declassifying decisions or releasing information pursuant to this title or an amendment made by this title; or (2) to eliminate the public’s ability to secure information under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’) or any other provision of law.

14 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking ‘‘may—’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘may request the name, address, length of service, and local and long distance toll billing records of a person or entity if the Director (or his designee) certifies in writing to the wire or electronic communication service provider to which the request is made that—’’; and

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64 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(1) the name, address, length of service, and toll billing records sought are relevant and material to an authorized investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such an investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and ‘‘(2) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the name, address, length of service, and toll billing records sought pertain to— ‘‘(A) a foreign power or agent of a foreign power; ‘‘(B) the activities of a suspected agent of a foreign power who is the subject of such authorized investigation; or ‘‘(C) an individual in contact with, or known to, a suspected agent of a foreign power.’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(g) For purposes of this subsection, the terms ‘agent

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65 1 rorism’, and ‘United States person’ have the same mean2 ings as in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil3 lance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).’’. 4 (b) ACCESS
TO AND

eral Bureau of Investigation, or a designee of the Director whose rank shall be no lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bureau headquarters or Special Agent in Charge in a Bureau field office, may issue in writing and cause to be served on a financial institution, a request requiring the production of— ‘‘(A) the name of a customer of the financial institution; ‘‘(B) the address of a customer of the financial institution; ‘‘(C) the length of time during which a person has been, or was, a customer of the financial institution (including the start date)

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66 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 and the type of service provided by the financial institution to the customer; and ‘‘(D) any account number or other unique identifier associated with a customer of the financial institution. ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A request issued under this subsection may not require the production of records or information not listed in paragraph (1). ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A

request issued under

subsection (a) shall— ‘‘(A) be subject to the requirements of subsections (d) through (g) of section 2709 of title 18, United States Code, in the same manner and to the same extent as those provisions apply with respect to a request under section 2709(b) of title 18, United States Code, to a wire or electronic communication service provider; and ‘‘(B) include a statement of facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the records or other things sought— ‘‘(i) are relevant and material to an authorized investigation (other than a threat assessment and provided that such

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67 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 an investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States) to— ‘‘(I) obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person; or ‘‘(II) protect against inter-

national terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities; and ‘‘(ii) pertain to— ‘‘(I) a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; ‘‘(II) the activities of a suspected agent of a foreign power who is the subject of such authorized investigation; or ‘‘(III) an individual in contact with, or known to, a suspected agent of a foreign power. ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, the terms ‘agent of a foreign power’, ‘foreign intelligence information’, ‘foreign power’, ‘international terrorism’, and ‘United States person’ have

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68 1 2 3 4 the same meanings as in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801). ‘‘(c) DEFINITION
OF

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—For

5 purposes of this section (and sections 1115 and 1117, in6 sofar as the sections relate to the operation of this sec7 tion), the term ‘financial institution’ has the same mean8 ing as in subsections (a)(2) and (c)(1) of section 5312 of 9 title 31, United States Code, except that the term shall 10 include only a financial institution any part of which is 11 located inside any State or territory of the United States, 12 the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American 13 Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is14 lands, or the United States Virgin Islands.’’. 15 (c) NATIONAL SECURITY LETTER AUTHORITY
FOR

Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u) is amended— (A) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and inserting the following new subsections: ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The

Director of the Fed-

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69 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Assistant Director at Bureau headquarters or Special Agent in Charge in a Bureau field office, may issue in writing and cause to be served on a consumer reporting agency a request requiring the production of— ‘‘(A) the name of a consumer; ‘‘(B) the current and former address of a consumer; ‘‘(C) the current and former places of employment of a consumer; and ‘‘(D) the name and address of any financial institution (as that term is defined in section 1101 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401)) at which a consumer maintains or has maintained an account, to the extent that the information is in the files of the consumer reporting agency. ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A request issued under this subsection may not require the production of a consumer report. ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A

request issued under

subsection (a) shall— ‘‘(A) be subject to the requirements of subsections (d) through (g) of section 2709 of title

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70 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18, United States Code, in the same manner and to the same extent as those provisions apply with respect to a request under section 2709(b) of title 18, United States Code, to a wire or electronic communication service provider; and ‘‘(B) include a statement of facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the records or other things sought— ‘‘(i) are relevant and material to an authorized investigation (other than a threat assessment and provided that such an investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely on the basis of activities protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States) to— ‘‘(I) obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person; or ‘‘(II) protect against inter-

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71 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 and (C) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (m) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively. (2) REPEAL.—Section 627 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681v) is repealed. ‘‘(I) a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power; ‘‘(II) the activities of a suspected agent of a foreign power who is the subject of such authorized investigation; or ‘‘(III) an individual in contact with, or known to, a suspected agent of a foreign power. ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms ‘agent of a foreign power’, ‘foreign intelligence information’, ‘foreign power’, ‘international terrorism’, and ‘United States person’ have the meaning given such terms in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).’’; (B) by striking subsections (f) through (h);

issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of the right to judicial review under subsection (d) is provided, no wire or electronic communication service provider, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, that receives a request under subsection (b), shall disclose to any person that the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained access to information or records under this section. ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a designee of the Director whose rank shall be no lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bureau headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge of a Bureau field office, certifies that the ab-

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73 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 sence of a prohibition of disclosure under this subsection may result in— ‘‘(i) endangering the life or physical safety of any person; ‘‘(ii) flight from investigation or prosecution; ‘‘(iii) destruction of or tampering with evidence; ‘‘(iv) intimidation of potential witnesses; ‘‘(v) interference with diplomatic relations; ‘‘(vi) alerting a target, an associate of a target, or the foreign power of which the target is an agent, of the interest of the Government in the target; or ‘‘(vii) otherwise seriously endangering the national security of the United States. ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— ‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A

wire or electronic

communication service provider, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, that receives a request under subsection (b) may disclose information otherwise subject to any applicable nondisclosure requirement to—

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74 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure is necessary in order to comply with the request; ‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain legal advice or assistance regarding the request; or ‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the designee of the Director. ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the nondisclosure requirements applicable to a person to whom a request is issued under subsection (b) in the same manner as the person to whom the request is issued. ‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that discloses to a person described in subparagraph (A) information otherwise subject to a nondisclosure requirement shall notify the person of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. ‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION
CIPIENTS.—At OF DISCLOSURE RE-

the request of the Director of

the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the designee of the Director, any person making or in-

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75 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 tending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the Director or such designee the person to whom such disclosure will be made or to whom such disclosure was made prior to the request. ‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—In the case of any request for which a recipient has submitted a notification or filed a petition for judicial review under paragraph (3)(B), if the facts supporting a nondisclosure requirement cease to exist, an appropriate official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall promptly notify the wire or electronic service provider, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, subject to the nondisclosure requirement that the nondisclosure requirement is no longer in effect.’’. (b) ACCESS
TO AND

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FOR

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17 INTELLIGENCE

PROTECTIVE PURPOSES.—Section

18 1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 19 U.S.C. 3414), as amended by section 501(b) of this Act, 20 is further amended— 21 22 23 24 25 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURE.—

issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of the right to judicial review under subsection (d) is provided, no financial institution, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, that receives a request under subsection (a) shall disclose to any person that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained access to information or records under subsection (a). ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a designee of the Director whose rank shall be no lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bureau headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge of a Bureau field office, certifies that the absence of a prohibition of disclosure under this subsection may result in— ‘‘(i) endangering the life or physical safety of any person; ‘‘(ii) flight from investigation or prosecution; ‘‘(iii) destruction of or tampering with evidence;

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77 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(iv) intimidation of potential witnesses; ‘‘(v) interference with diplomatic relations; ‘‘(vi) alerting a target, an associate of a target, or the foreign power of which the target is an agent, of the interest of the Government in the target; or ‘‘(vii) otherwise seriously endangering the national security of the United States. ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— ‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A

financial institu-

tion, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, that receives a request under subsection (a) may disclose information otherwise subject to any applicable nondisclosure requirement to— ‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure is necessary in order to comply with the request; ‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain legal advice or assistance regarding the request; or ‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the designee of the Director.

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78 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the nondisclosure requirements applicable to a person to whom a request is issued under subsection (a) in the same manner as the person to whom the request is issued. ‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that discloses to a person described in subparagraph (A) information otherwise subject to a nondisclosure requirement shall inform the person of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. ‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION
CIPIENTS.—At OF DISCLOSURE RE-

the request of the Director of

the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the designee of the Director, any person making or intending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the Director or such designee the person to whom such disclosure will be made or to whom such disclosure was made prior to the request. ‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—In the case of any request for which a financial institution has submitted a notification or filed a petition for judicial review under paragraph (3)(B), if the facts supporting a non-

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79 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 disclosure requirement cease to exist, an appropriate official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall promptly notify the financial institution, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, subject to the nondisclosure requirement that the nondisclosure requirement is no longer in effect.’’. (c) IDENTITY
OF

issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of the right to judicial review under subsection (d) is provided, no consumer reporting agency, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, that receives a request under subsection (a) shall disclose or specify in any consumer report, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained access to information or records under subsection (a) or (b).

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80 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a designee of the Director whose rank shall be no lower than Deputy Assistant Director at Bureau headquarters or a Special Agent in Charge of a Bureau field office, certifies that the absence of a prohibition of disclosure under this subsection may result in— ‘‘(i) endangering the life or physical safety of any person; ‘‘(ii) flight from investigation or prosecution; ‘‘(iii) destruction of or tampering with evidence; ‘‘(iv) intimidation of potential witnesses; ‘‘(v) interference with diplomatic relations; ‘‘(vi) alerting a target, an associate of a target, or the foreign power of which the target is an agent, of the interest of the Government in the target; or ‘‘(vii) otherwise seriously endangering the national security of the United States.

agency, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, that receives a request under subsection (a) may disclose information otherwise subject to any applicable nondisclosure requirement to— ‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure is necessary in order to comply with the request; ‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain legal advice or assistance regarding the request; or ‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the designee of the Director. ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the nondisclosure requirements applicable to a person to whom a request is issued under subsection (a) or (b) in the same manner as the person to whom the request is issued. ‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that discloses to a person described in subparagraph (A) information otherwise subject to a non-

the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the designee of the Director, any person making or intending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the Director or such designee the person to whom such disclosure will be made or to whom such disclosure was made prior to the request. ‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—In the case of any request for which a consumer reporting agency has submitted a notification or filed a petition for judicial review under paragraph (3)(B), if the facts supporting a nondisclosure requirement cease to exist, an appropriate official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall promptly notify the consumer reporting agency, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, subject to the nondisclosure requirement that the nondisclosure requirement is no longer in effect.’’. (d) INVESTIGATIONS
OF

PERSONS WITH ACCESS

TO

23 CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—Section 802 of the National 24 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162) is amended by

issued under subparagraph (B) and notice of the right to judicial review under subsection (c) is provided, no governmental or private entity, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, that receives a request under subsection (a), shall disclose to any person that an authorized investigative agency described in subsection (a) has sought or obtained access to information under subsection (a). ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall apply if the head of an authorized investigative agency described in subsection (a), or a designee, certifies that the absence of a prohibition of disclosure under this subsection may result in— ‘‘(i) endangering the life or physical safety of any person; ‘‘(ii) flight from investigation or prosecution;

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84 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(iii) destruction of or tampering with evidence; ‘‘(iv) intimidation of potential witnesses; ‘‘(v) interference with diplomatic relations; ‘‘(vi) alerting a target, an associate of a target, or the foreign power of which the target is an agent, of the interest of the Government in the target; or ‘‘(vii) otherwise seriously endangering the national security of the United States. ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— ‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A

governmental or

private entity, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, that receives a request under subsection (a) may disclose information otherwise subject to any applicable nondisclosure requirement to— ‘‘(i) those persons to whom disclosure is necessary in order to comply with the request; ‘‘(ii) an attorney in order to obtain legal advice or assistance regarding the request; or

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85 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(iii) other persons as permitted by the head of the authorized investigative agency described in subsection (a). ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A person to whom disclosure is made under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to the nondisclosure requirements applicable to a person to whom a request is issued under subsection (a) in the same manner as the person to whom the request is issued. ‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Any recipient that discloses to a person described in subparagraph (A) information otherwise subject to a nondisclosure requirement shall inform the person of the applicable nondisclosure requirement. ‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION
CIPIENTS.—At OF DISCLOSURE RE-

the request of the head of an

authorized investigative agency described in subsection (a), or a designee, any person making or intending to make a disclosure under clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall identify to the head of the authorized investigative agency or such designee the person to whom such disclosure will be made or to whom such disclosure was made prior to the request.

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86 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—In the case of any request for which a governmental or private entity has submitted a notification or filed a petition for judicial review under paragraph (3)(B), if the facts supporting a nondisclosure requirement cease to exist, an appropriate official of the authorized investigative agency described in subsection (a) shall promptly notify the governmental or private entity, or officer, employee, or agent thereof, subject to the nondisclosure requirement that the nondisclosure requirement is no longer in effect.’’. (e) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 3511 of title 18,

‘‘(A) NOTICE.—If a recipient of a request for a report, records, or other information under section 2709 of this title, section 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u), section 1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3414), or section 802 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162), wishes to have a court review a nondisclosure requirement imposed in connec-

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87 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 tion with the request, the recipient may notify the Government or file a petition for judicial review in any court described in subsection (a). ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of a notification under subparagraph (A), the Government shall apply for an order prohibiting the disclosure of the existence or contents of the relevant request. An application under this subparagraph may be filed in the district court of the United States for the judicial district in which the recipient of the order is doing business or in the district court of the United States for any judicial district within which the authorized investigation that is the basis for the request is being conducted. The applicable nondisclosure requirement shall remain in effect during the pendency of proceedings relating to the requirement. ‘‘(C) CONSIDERATION.—A district court of the United States that receives a petition under subparagraph (A) or an application under subparagraph (B) should rule expeditiously, and shall, subject to paragraph (3), issue a non-

for a nondisclosure order or extension thereof or a response to a petition filed under paragraph (1) shall include a certification from the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, an Assistant Attorney General, or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or in the case of a request by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government other than the Department of Justice, the head or deputy head of the department, agency, or instrumentality, containing a statement of specific facts indicating that the absence of a prohibition of disclosure under this subsection may result in— ‘‘(A) endangering the life or physical safety of any person; ‘‘(B) flight from investigation or prosecu-

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89 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 tion; ‘‘(C) destruction of or tampering with evidence; ‘‘(D) intimidation of potential witnesses; ‘‘(E) interference with diplomatic relations; ‘‘(F) alerting a target, an associate of a target, or the foreign power of which the target is an agent, of the interest of the Government in the target; or ‘‘(G) otherwise seriously endangering the national security of the United States.’’. is an agent, of the interest of the Government in the target; or ‘‘(G) otherwise seriously endangering the national security of the United States. ‘‘(3) STANDARD.—A district court of the United States shall issue a nondisclosure requirement order or extension thereof under this subsection if the court determines that there is reason to believe that disclosure of the information subject to the nondisclosure requirement during the applicable time period will result in— ‘‘(A) endangering the life or physical safety of any person; ‘‘(B) flight from investigation or prosecu-

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SEC. 503. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

(a) COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACCESS
AND

TO

TELEPHONE

3 TOLL

TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS.—Section 2709 of

4 title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 5 501(a) of this Act, is further amended— 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: ‘‘(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A

request under subsection

(b) or a non-disclosure requirement imposed in connection with such request under subsection (c) shall be subject to judicial review under section 3511. ‘‘(2) NOTICE.—A request under subsection (b) shall include notice of the availability of judicial review described in paragraph (1).’’. (b) ACCESS
TO AND

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FOR

CERTAIN

20 INTELLIGENCE

PROTECTIVE PURPOSES.—Section

21 1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 22 U.S.C. 3414), as amended by section 502(b) of this Act, 23 is further amended— 24 25 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) (as redesigned by such section 502(b)) as subsection (e); and

(a) or a non-disclosure requirement imposed in connection with such request under subsection (c) shall be subject to judicial review under section 3511 of title 18, United States Code. ‘‘(2) NOTICE.—A request under subsection (a) shall include notice of the availability of judicial review described in paragraph (1).’’. (c) IDENTITY
OF

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

AND

13 CREDIT REPORTS.—Section 626 of the Right to Financial 14 Privacy Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u), as amended by section 15 502(c) of this Act, is further amended— 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) (as redesignated by such section 502(c)) as subsections (e) through (j), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: ‘‘(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A

request under subsection

(a) or a non-disclosure requirement imposed in connection with such request under subsection (c) shall

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92 1 2 3 4 5 6 be subject to judicial review under section 3511 of title 18, United States Code. ‘‘(2) NOTICE.—A request under subsection (a) shall include notice of the availability of judicial review described in paragraph (1).’’. (d) INVESTIGATIONS
OF

(a) or a non-disclosure requirement imposed in connection with such request under subsection (c) shall be subject to judicial review under section 3511 of title 18, United States Code. ‘‘(2) NOTICE.—A request under subsection (a) shall include notice of the availability of judicial review described in paragraph (1).’’.

4 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–177; 120 5 Stat. 219) is amended— 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and calendar years 2010 through 2013’’ after ‘‘2006’’; and (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘(as such term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)))’’; (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) CALENDAR
YEARS 2010 THROUGH 2013.—

Not later than December 31, 2014, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report containing the results of the audit conducted under subsection (a) for calendar years 2010 through 2013.’’;

‘United States person’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).’’; (4) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: ‘‘(d) INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT.— ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For

the period beginning

on January 1, 2010, and ending on December 31, 2013, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall— ‘‘(A) examine the use of national security letters by the intelligence community during the period; ‘‘(B) describe any noteworthy facts or circumstances relating to the use of national security letters by the intelligence community, including any improper or illegal use of such authority; ‘‘(C) assess the importance of information received under the national security letters to the activities of the intelligence community; and

Not later than December 31, 2014, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the assessment for calendar years 2010 through 2013.’’; (6) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (4)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘a report under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘any report under subsection (c) or (d)’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘Inspector General of the Department of Justice’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector General of the Department of Justice, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, and any Inspector General of an element of the intelligence

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97 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 community that prepares a report to assist the Inspector General of the Department of Justice or the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community in complying with the requirements of this section’’; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the reports submitted under subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘any report submitted under subsection (c) or (d)’’; and (7) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (4)— (A) by striking ‘‘The reports submitted under subsections (c)(1) or (c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Each report submitted under subsection (c)’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’.
SEC. 505. NATIONAL SECURITY LETTER SUNSET.

(a) REPEAL.—Effective on June 1, 2015— (1) section 2709 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as such provision read on October 25, 2001; (2) section 1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3414(a)(5)) is amended to read as such provision read on October 25, 2001;

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98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 (3) subsections (a) and (b) of section 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u) are amended to read as subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of the second of the 2 sections designated as section 624 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u) (relating to disclosure to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for counterintelligence purposes), as added by section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–93; 109 Stat. 974), read on October 25, 2001; and (4) section 802 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162) is amended to read as such provision read on October 25, 2001. (b) TRANSITION PROVISION.—Notwithstanding sub-

15 section (a), the provisions of law referred to in subsection 16 (a), as in effect on May 31, 2015, shall continue to apply 17 on and after June 1, 2015, with respect to any particular 18 foreign intelligence investigation or with respect to any 19 particular offense or potential offense that began or oc20 curred before June 1, 2015. 21 22
SEC. 506. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

Section 3511 of title 18, United States Code, is

23 amended in subsections (a), (c), and (d), by striking ‘‘or 24 627(a)’’ each place it appears.

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TITLE VI—FISA AND NATIONAL SECURITY LETTER TRANSPARENCY REFORMS
SEC. 601. THIRD-PARTY REPORTING ON FISA ORDERS AND NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Each electronic service provider

7 may report information to the public in accordance with 8 this section about demands and requests for information 9 made by any Government entity under a surveillance law, 10 and is exempt in accordance with subsection (d) from li11 ability with respect to that report, even if such provider 12 would otherwise be prohibited by a surveillance law from 13 reporting that information. 14 (b) PERIODIC AGGREGATE REPORTS.—An electronic

15 service provider may report such information not more 16 often than quarterly and only to the following extent: 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (1) ESTIMATE
OF NUMBERS OF DEMANDS AND

REQUESTS MADE.—The

report may reveal an esti-

mate of the number of the demands and requests described in subsection (a) made during the period to which the report pertains. (2) ESTIMATE
OF NUMBERS OF DEMANDS AND

REQUESTS COMPLIED WITH.—The

report may reveal

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100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 service provider complied with during the period to which the report pertains, regardless of when the demands or requests were made. (3) ESTIMATE
COUNTS.—The OF NUMBER OF USERS OR AC-

report may reveal an estimate of the

numbers of users or accounts, or both, of the electronic service provider, for which information was demanded, requested, or provided during the period to which the report pertains. (c) SPECIAL RULES FOR REPORTS.— (1) LEVEL
OF DETAIL BY AUTHORIZING SUR-

VEILLANCE LAW.—Any

estimate disclosed under this

section may be an overall estimate or broken down by categories of authorizing surveillance laws or by provisions of authorizing surveillance laws. (2) LEVEL
OF DETAIL BY NUMERICAL

RANGE.—Each

estimate disclosed under this section

shall be rounded to the nearest 100. If an estimate is zero, an electronic service provider may report the estimate as zero. (3) REPORT
MAY BE BROKEN DOWN BY PERI-

ODS NOT LESS THAN CALENDAR QUARTERS.—For

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101 1 2 3 any other time periods greater than a calendar quarter. (d) LIMITATION
ON

LIABILITY.—An electronic serv-

4 ice provider making a report that the electronic service 5 provider reasonably believes in good faith is authorized by 6 this section is not criminally or civilly liable in any court 7 for making the report. 8 (e) RULE
OF

term ‘‘electronic service provider’’ means an electronic communications service provider (as that term is defined in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code) or a remote computing service provider (as that term is defined in section 2711 of title 18, United States Code). (2) SURVEILLANCE
LAW.—The

term ‘‘surveil-

lance law’’ means any provision of any of the following: (A) The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). (B) Section 802(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 436(a)).

Section 107 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1807) is amended— (A) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph)— (i) by striking ‘‘In April’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) In April’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the Permanent Select Committee on

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103 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate’’; (C) in subsection (a) (as designated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph)— (i) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(3) the total number of individuals who were subject to electronic surveillance conducted under an order entered under this title, rounded to the nearest 100; and ‘‘(4) the total number of United States persons who were subject to electronic surveillance conducted under an order entered under this title, rounded to the nearest 100.’’; and

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104 1 2 3 (D) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(b)(1) Each report required under subsection (a)

4 shall be submitted in unclassified form. 5 ‘‘(2) Not later than 7 days after a report is submitted

108(a)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1808) is amended by striking ‘‘the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate’’. (b) PHYSICAL SEARCHES.—Section 306 of the For-

20 eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 21 1826) is amended— 22 23 24 25 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committee on the

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105 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Judiciary of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate’’; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives’’. (c) PEN REGISTER
VICES.—Section AND

TRAP

AND

TRACE DE-

406 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil-

11 lance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1846) is amended— 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(4) each department or agency on behalf of which the Government has made application for orders approving the use of pen registers or trap and trace devices under this title; ‘‘(5) for each department or agency described in paragraph (4), a breakdown of the numbers required by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3);

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106 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ‘‘(6) a good faith estimate of the total number of individuals who were targeted by the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device authorized under an order entered under this title, rounded to the nearest 100; ‘‘(7) a good faith estimate of the total number of United States persons who were targeted by the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device authorized under an order entered under this title, rounded to the nearest 100; and ‘‘(8) a good faith estimate of the total number of United States persons who were targeted by the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device authorized under an order entered under this title and whose information acquired by such pen register or trap and trace device was subsequently reviewed or accessed by a Federal officer, employee, or agent, rounded to the nearest 100.’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(c)(1) Each report required under subsection (b)

23 shall be submitted in unclassified form.

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107 1 ‘‘(2) Not later than 7 days after a report is submitted

2 under subsection (b), the Attorney General shall make 3 such report publicly available.’’. 4 (d) ACCESS
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5 OTHER TANGIBLE THINGS.—Section 503 of the Foreign 6 Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as redesignated by 7 section 101(c) of this Act, is amended— 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate’’ and inserting after ‘‘Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate’’; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to the preceding calendar year—’’ and inserting ‘‘to the preceding calendar year the following:’’; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘the total’’ and inserting ‘‘The total’’; and

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108 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (ii) by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; (C) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking ‘‘the total’’ and inserting ‘‘The total’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; (D) in paragraph (3)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the number’’ and inserting ‘‘The number’’; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: ‘‘(F) Records concerning electronic communications. ‘‘(G) Records concerning wire communications.’’; and (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(4) A description of all other tangible things sought by an application made for the production of any tangible things under section 501, and the number of orders under such section 501 granted, modified, or denied, for each tangible thing.

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109 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ‘‘(5) A description of each order under section 501 granted, modified, or denied for the production of tangible things on an ongoing basis. ‘‘(6) Each department or agency on whose behalf the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or a designee of the Director has made an application for an order requiring the production of any tangible things under section 501. ‘‘(7) For each department or agency described in paragraph (6), a breakdown of the numbers and descriptions required by paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5).’’; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: ‘‘(C) a good faith estimate of the total number of individuals whose tangible things were produced under an order entered under section 501, rounded to the nearest 100;

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110 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ‘‘(D) a good faith estimate of the total number of United States persons whose tangible things were produced under an order entered under section 501, rounded to the nearest 100; and ‘‘(E) a good faith estimate of the total number of United States persons whose tangible things were produced under an order entered under section 501 and subsequently reviewed or accessed by a Federal officer, employee, or agent, rounded to the nearest 100.’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) Not later than 7 days after the date on which

14 a report is submitted under paragraph (1), the Attorney 15 General shall make such report publicly available.’’. 16 (e) ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES REGARDING CERTAIN
THE

year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-

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111 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 704; ‘‘(C) good faith estimates of the total number, rounded to the nearest 100, of United States persons whose electronic or wire commu702; ‘‘(ii) an order granted under section 703; and ‘‘(iii) an order granted under section 704; ‘‘(B) good faith estimates of the total number of individuals, rounded to the nearest 100, whose electronic or wire communications or communications records were collected pursuant to— ‘‘(i) a directive issued under section 702; ‘‘(ii) orders granted under section 703; and ‘‘(iii) orders granted under section resentatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report setting forth with respect to the preceding year— ‘‘(A) the total number of— ‘‘(i) directives issued under section

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112 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 702; ‘‘(ii) an order granted under section 703; and ‘‘(iii) an order granted under section 704; and ‘‘(D) a good faith estimate of the total number of United States persons whose electronic or wire communications or communications records were collected pursuant to a directive issued under section 702 and subsequently reviewed or accessed by a Federal officer, employee, or agent, rounded to the nearest 100. ‘‘(2) FORM.—Each report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form. ‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Not

1, 2015, and every 180 days thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report fully informing the committees concerning the requests made under section 2709(a) of title 18, United States Code, section 1114 of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3414(a)(5)(A)), section 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u), or section 802 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3162) during the applicable period.

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114 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include, for each provision of law described in subparagraph (A)— ‘‘(i) authorized requests under the provision, including requests for subscriber information; and ‘‘(ii) the number of authorized requests under the provision— ‘‘(I) that relate to a United States person; ‘‘(II) that relate to a person that is not a United States person; ‘‘(III) that relate to a person that is— ‘‘(aa) the subject of an authorized national security investigation; or ‘‘(bb) an individual who has been in contact with or otherwise directly linked to the subject of an authorized national security investigation; and ‘‘(IV) that relate to a person that is not known to be the subject of an

1, 2015, and every 180 days thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report fully informing the committees concerning the aggregate total of all requests identified under paragraph (1) during the applicable period. Each report under this paragraph shall be in unclassified form. ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include the aggregate total of requests— ‘‘(i) that relate to a United States person; ‘‘(ii) that relate to a person that is not a United States person;

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116 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ‘‘(iii) that relate to a person that is— ‘‘(I) the subject of an authorized national security investigation; or ‘‘(II) an individual who has been in contact with or otherwise directly linked to the subject of an authorized national security investigation; and ‘‘(iv) that relate to a person that is not known to be the subject of an authorized national security investigation. ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: ‘‘(A) APPLICABLE
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term ‘ap-

plicable period’ means— ‘‘(i) with respect to the first report submitted under paragraph (1) or (2), the period beginning 180 days after the date of enactment of the USA FREEDOM Act and ending on December 31, 2014; and ‘‘(ii) with respect to the second report submitted under paragraph (1) or (2), and each report thereafter, the 6-month period ending on the last day of the second month before the date for submission of the report.

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117 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ‘‘(B) UNITED
STATES PERSON.—The

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‘United States person’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).’’.

13 rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(g)) is 14 amended— 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (1) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ‘‘submit a written request to the Attorney General of the United States that the Attorney General’’; (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3).

TITLE VIII—SEVERABILITY
SEC. 801. SEVERABILITY.

If any provision of this Act or an amendment made

24 by this Act, or the application of the provision to any per25 son or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the

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118 1 remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this 2 Act, and the application of the provisions of this Act and 3 the amendments made by this Act to any other person 4 or circumstance, shall not be affected thereby.